The Single Dad Next Door : A Novel

When two broken hearts find each other, they discover that home isn't a place it's a person. Emma Parker thought she had her future mapped out down to the exact detail. But when a devastating betrayal shatters her world just weeks before her wedding, she packs up her life and flees to the quiet coastal town of Cedar Bay, looking for nothing more than a blank page and a breath of fresh air. Lucas Hayes isn't looking for a new beginning he's already living his greatest love story, wrapped up in the fierce, unconditional joy of raising his six-year-old daughter, Lily, and serving his community as the local fire captain. Heavily guarded and still carrying the lingering echoes of the past, Lucas has built a life where there is no room for complications. >Between unexpected visits from an irrepressible six-year-old matchmaker, shared coffee on sunlit porches, and the quiet comfort of being understood without having to explain, the walls they both built begin to crumble. But falling for a single dad means stepping into a life already full of deep roots, old ghosts, and tender memories. When an unexpected spark turns into a risk neither of them saw coming, Emma and Lucas must decide if the pain of the past is too heavy to carry or if healing is found in the courage to begin again. Heartwarming, emotional, and brimming with small-town charm, The Single Dad Next Door is a feel-good contemporary romance about trust, second chances, and finding where you truly belong.